Navigation made simple

We have made it as simple as possible to start navigating depending on whether you are looking for a route before your activity or spontaneously want to start navigating during an activity. 

From a routes detail page: 

Step 1: Find the route you want to navigate. If it is one of your own routes, you will find it in the ‘My Page’ tab, it’s under ‘Routes’ in ‘My Content’. Alternatively, you can open routes from the Route Finder. 

Step 2: Tap on "Navigate" on the menu bar at the bottom of the screen and you're all set. 

From the bottom sheet during track recording: 

Step 1: During track recording, open the three dot menu from the bottom sheet and tap "Select a route to navigate" 

Step 3: Select your route and tap on it and choose "Start navigation"  

Ending navigation without ending tracking

Sometimes you want to stop navigating but keep tracking. To do that, open the three dot menu from the bottom sheet and select ‘End navigation’. This will end the navigation & remove the route from the map but continue tracking. 

Step 1: Find the route you want to navigate. If it is one of your own routes, you will find it under "Routes" in "My Content" . Alternatively, you can open routes from the Route Finder.

Step 2: Tap on "Navigate" on the menu bar at the bottom of the screen and you're all set.

You can pause, resume, and finish the navigation at any time using the "Pause" button, which is located at the bottom center of the map. To end or finish the navigation, tap 'Pause', and then 'End'.

In the navigation bar located at the top edge of the screen during navigation you can see  

• Upcoming turning instructions  
• The time remaining to reach your destination 
• The distance to your destination 

On the slider above the map you can see the following information:

• The altitude graph of the entire route
• The remaining altitude until you reach your destination
• Your current altitude
• The time remaining to reach your destination
• The time already spent on the route
• Your current and average speed

To view the information, swipe the slider from right to left. Use the small arrow under the slider to open the data or hide it to enlarge the map.

The speech output that has been included for navigation means your smartphone can remain in your pocket throughout the duration of the route and is available for all live system languages. 

Useful tips: 

• The language used in the app (and therefore also in the Navigation function) depends on the language setting of your device
• Please ensure you set the media volume of your device accordingly to get the best out of Navigation’s speech output
• You can deactivate the speech output by selecting the 'mute' icon at the top of the screen. 
• Android: If speech output does not appear to be working, please check your device's settings.  Select "System/General management" → "Language and input" → "Speech" → "Text-to-speech". Default settings may vary depending on the device you have. You can press "Play" at the bottom of the screen to check whether the speech output works in general. You can also change the "Preferred Engine" if necessary. Under "Language" you will most likely want to "Use system language".
• iOS: If you have problems with speech output, please go to your device's Settings → Accessibility → Speech→ Voices and check to see if your language is set. If it still does not work, tap your language once and change the voice.

Our app allows you to view different styles of map depending on your requirements. Each of these map styles are based on different sources of data, e.g. OpenStreetMap, official surveying bodies or Alpine clubs. The navigation information for the maps can vary depending on the data source, which in turn, either increases or decreases the accuracy of your navigation. This means the map style you choose has an impact on the quality of the navigation you receive.

Navigation uses the data from the map you selected at the start. Whilst you can change the map style when navigating, this is not recommended as Navigation will continue to use the data from the map you selected originally. This means that the information you receive from Navigation might not correspond with the newly selected map.

You can zoom the map during navigation and change your viewing direction. If you take a longer break, the map will reorient itself to your route. The screen remains on during navigation unless you switch it off manually. If you are listening to music on your smartphone while navigating, it will be turned down during the voice announcements so that you can hear all the information clearly.

Tip for cyclists: You can also zoom in the map with just one finger. To do this, tap the map twice in quick succession. If you swipe upwards directly afterwards, the map zooms out. If you swipe down after double-tapping, the map zooms in. Practical!

Tip when navigating your own tours: The quality of your tour planning can have a great influence on the quality of the navigation. If you place your points inaccurately at intersections, the system may not be able to assign the correct direction correctly. Therefore, it is better to place points before and after road junctions, not directly on them.